Ultimate Sports Events
With nearly twice as many professional teams as any other state, California is big league all the way. But the state’s sports scene goes far beyond football and baseball, with a diverse line-up of world-class events throughout the year. Watch top surfers take on legendary waves in both Northern and Southern California. See sizzling-hot tennis in the desert at BNP Paribas in Indian Wells, near Palm Springs. Cheer on the planet’s best cyclists as they cover nearly 700 miles/1,126 kilometres during Amgen Tour of California. Want a bit more speed? Catch big-time Indycar and NASCAR races at Auto Club Speedway in Fontana, or horses sprint near L.A. See wacky amphibious vehicles in the North Coast, or join in the race at San Francisco’s celebrated Bay to Breakers. Or, for a slower pace—a much, much slower pace—watch giant frogs jump in the Gold Country.
Get into the checkered-flag spirit at this big and loud NASCAR Sprint Cup Series event. Cheer for your favourite drivers as they zoom for the front in this 5-wide race event. The action kicks off...
The multistage, 575-mile Amgen Tour of California is the largest cycling event in North America, and every May the course brings...
Countdowns don’t get any more exciting than this. When conditions are just right, ocean swells pile up against an offshore reef, about 2 miles/3.2 kilometers off Northern California coastline near...
With a nickname like “Surf City, U.S.A.,” Huntington Beach is the obvious place for this 9-day, sun-and-wave extravaganza, the world’s largest surf event. Top pros including Kelly Slater and Rob...
See an all-star lineup of top golfers and A-list celebrities take to the manicured, ocean-hugging greens at this premier golf event. This ultra-prestigious tournament, held annually at Spyglass...
Contraptions, creations, and creativity—those are the mantras for this wacky three-day event on an out-there stretch of the North Coast. Contestants must maneuver their handmade, people-powered...
Centipedes in sneakers, running garbage cans and tray-balancing waiters—they’re all part of what’s undoubtedly one of the wackiest foot races in the world. This annual jaunt, the oldest...
Part frog-filled folklore, part classic country-fair fun, this annual event stands out as one of those wacky crowd-pleasers that everyone should see at least once in their lives. This competition...
So close you can see the fuzz fly on the tennis balls, the top-tier competition at this two-week-long event at the Indian Wells Tennis Garden gets you rivetingly close to the world’s best players...
